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G. W. STINEBRING.

. SAW MILL. No. 468,733. Patented Feb. 9,1892.

a IM/ ATTORNEY I claims.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE lV. STINEBRING, OF SHREVE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONEHALF TO OARLE BROTHERS, OF SAME PLACE.

SAW-MILL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 468,733, dated February 9, 1892.

, Application filed May 2, 1891. Serial No. 391,343- on model.)

To aZZ whom zit may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. STINEBRING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Shreve, in the county of Wayne and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Saw-Mills; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the mill, showing the different parts in proper position. Fig. 2 is a side view of one of the sliding knees, showing its bed and means for operating or adjusting the sliding knee. Fig. 3 is a side view of the knee and its bed, showing the same properly mounted upon the track.

The present invention has relation to saw mills; and it consists in the different parts and combination of parts hereinafter described, and particulary pointed out in the Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the draw- 1ngs.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the foundation -frame, which may be mounted on the axles a, as illustrated in Fig. 1. The traveling wheels I) may be removed when it is desired to properly seat the frame A.

To the frame A is securely attached in any convenient and well-known manner the sawframe B, which frame is for the purpose of properly attaching the saw-shaft c and the different machinery for operating the lo -carriage, which machinery may be constructed and adjusted in the ordinary manner.

0 represents the center section of the track, which is fixed to the foundation-frame A in any convenient and well-known manner, and for the purpose of forming a track of sufficient length sections may be added or attached at either end of the center section 0.

Upon the track 0 are mounted the trucks D and E, the trucks D being located upon the side of the track located at the side of the frame B, and are provided with the grooved wheels at, which travel back and forth upon the rails e. To the side of the carriage-sill F are located the trucks D, said carriage-sill F being located substantially as shown in Fig. 1. To the top of the trucks D are securely attached in convenient and well-known manner the knee-beds G, which beds are constructed in the ordinary manner, and are for the purpose of receiving and holding the sliding knees H.

For the purpose of securely clamping the trucks D to the carriage-sill F the screws I are provided, which screws pass through apertures located in the trucks E and through screw-threaded apertures in the arms J, which arms are securely attached to the knee-beds G, and for the purpose of preventing the carriage or feed sill F from dropping down when the same has been released from the trucks D the arm J is provided with the right-angled portion f, which extends under the carriage or feed sill F, as illustrated in Fig. 3. The screw.I is provided with the head 9, which head presses against the side of the carriagesill F, and for the purpose of easily operating the screw I by means of the wheel K or its equivalent the head 9 should be journaled to the screw I. It will be seen that by this peculiar arrangement the knee-bed G can be quickly disconnected from the carriage or feed sill F and adjusted to any desired point on the carriage-sill F, thereby providing a means for adjusting the space between the kneebeds.

For the purpose of adjustingthe knees H to or from the saw L the grooved shaft h is provided, which shaft is provided with the ordinary pinions, which mesh with the teeth 7.;. To the shaft h is securely attached the ratchet-wheel M, and to the side of said ratchetwheel M and on the shaft 71 is loosely mounted the operating-lever N, which lever is substan. tially of the form shown in the drawings. To the lever N is pivotally attached the detent O, which detent is for the purpose of engaging the ratchet-wheel M. To one arm of the detent O is attached the wire or cord m, which wire or cord is attached at its opposite end to the pivoted arm n and to the'pivoted arm n is attached the wire or cord 0, which wire or cord extends upward and is attached to the trip-lever p, which trip-lever is pivotally attached to the top or upper end of the operating-lever N. It will be understood that the wires or cords m and 0 may be formed in a single piece and attached to the pivoted arm n.

For the purpose of causing the arm of the detent O to which the cord m is attached to securely engage the ratchet-wheel M when the operating-lever N is thrown backward the inclined shoulder M is provided, which engages the arm n and forces the opposite arm of the detent 0 onto the ratchet-wheel M. For the purpose of holding the detent down upon the ratchet-wheel M the spring 10 is provided, which automatically forces the arm of the detent O to which the cord m is attached down to engagement with the wheel M. For the purpose of causing the arm 'n to engage the ratchet-wheel M the trip-lever p is provided, which trip-lever elevates one side of the detent by means of the cords'm and 0 or their equivalents and lowers the arm n and thereby engages the ratchet-wheel M. It will be seen that by this peculiar arrangement the ratchet-wheel M can be rotated in either direction, and thereby adjust the knees H to or from the saw L.

For the purpose of causing the wires 0 and m to follow or conform substantially with the curvature of the operating-lever N the pivoted arm n is provided. The object and purpose of providing the pivoted arm N and attaching the wires or cords m and o thereto are to bring said cords out of the way of alog when placed upon the knee-bed G.

To the front or forward end of the sawframe 13 is attached the shaft A by means of -the brackets Ct and ed, to which shaft is securely attached the head a to which heada is journaled the gage-roller a To the top or upper end of the bracket a is pivot-ally attached the dog B, which dog is provided with the screw 13*, to the bottom or lower end of which is pivotally attached the yoke B The inner end or portion of the dog B is bent or curved so as to engage the notches I), located upon the shaft A.

The object and purpose of the dog B are to securely hold the shaft A at any desired point of longitudinal adjustment. It will be seen that by this peculiar arrangement I am enabled to adjust the gage-roller a to or from the carriage proper and at the same timehold said gage-roller at any desired point. W hen the gage-roller d has been properly adjusted, the screw B is rotated so as to cause the yoke B to bear upon the top or upper side of the shaft A, which in turn forces the inner end of the dog B down and into engagement with the notches b.

For the purpose of providing a means to hold picket lumber after it has been sawed the posts 0 are provided and are journaled to the saw-frame B, and, as shown, are provided with the arms 0 upon which arms 0 the lumber is placed after it has been sawed. The object of j ournaling the posts 0 is to provide a means for turning the arms 0 out of the way when they are not in use.

The trucks E are securely attached in any convenient and well-known manner to the kneebedsG, and it will be understood that each set of the trucks D and E travel or move with knee-beds G at all times and move independent of the carriage-sill F when the truck or trucks D are released from said carriagesill F.

The inclined shoulder h is formed upon the housing N substantially as illustrated in Fig. 2.

It will be seen that the knee-beds G connect the trucks D and E together, said kneebed's taking the place of axles, and at the same time holding the trucks D and E the desired distance apart and at the same time allow the clamping-screws I to travel with the trucks E and the arm J.

The notches 1) upon the shaft A are so formed that they will hold the shaft A in longitudinal adjustment when the gage-roller a is turned down and out of the way for the purpose of slabbing a log.

Having fully described my invention,\vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with the carriage-sill F and with the knee-bed G and its trucks D and E, of the arm J, secured rigidly to said knee-bed and provided with an angular 1i p portionf, extending beneath the carriage-sill, and the screw-shaft I, passing through athreaded perforation in said sill and operating to clamp the same against the truck D, in the manner as and for the purpose specified.

2. The knee-bed G, provided with the trucks D and E, and angle-arm .I, having a lip underlying and in combination with the carriage-sill F and the horizontal screw-shaft I for clamping the knee-bed G upon the corriage-sill F, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the shaft A, provided with the notches Z) and the header the gage-roller a the pivoted dog B the screw B and the yoke B substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereuntosubscribed myname in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. STINEBRING.

Witnesses:

W. E. BARRY, HARRY B. BERTOLETTE. 

